May 2025:

Photos of the Persimmon Journey

Our Master Gardener, Chikara Horiguchi, harvesting persimmons from the same mother tree (this season); Nassrine Azimi and Joe Dewolf with the saplings at the San Diego Botanic Garden (SDBG); bamboo fortresses Joe made for the safe shipment to New York City; sapling arrive at UNHQ waiting to be planted; Junko Shimazu, representing GLH, here with Nicole Gordon, daughter of Beate Sirota Gordon; site of planting at UNHQ and plaque.

Click here to read the Hiroshima Persimmon Story.